Dow Jones Industrial Average

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.
What Happened?
In 1976, The Vanguard Group launched the First Index Investment Trust, the first retail index fund. Now known as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NYSE: VOO), it is one of the biggest...

Dow Inc. will replace DowDuPont Inc (NYSE: DWDP) in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow said in a Wednesday statement.
What Happened
The change comes after the breakup of DowDuPont into three smaller entities. It takes effect with the market open April 2, according to Dow. ...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.
What Happened?
On this day in 2013, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made its first new all-time high since the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009.
Where The Market Was
The S&P 500 was trading at...

The S&P 500 is coming off its best quarter in five years, but that didn’t stop the market from opening Q4 by having it’s most volatile week since February.
Last week was obviously a tough one for investors, but the major indices appear to have bounced back in the last few days. The...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that happened on this date.
What Happened
On this day in 1926, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) Founder Henry Ford announced the eight-hour, five-day workweek at his plant.
Where Was The Market
The Dow closed at roughly 157.20 and...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 119 points higher on Friday at 24,580, putting an end to what threatened to be the index’s longest losing streak in 40 years.
What Happened
The last positive day for the Dow was June 11, nine days ago. The index had fallen as much as 3.3 percent...

A potential full blown trade war could see mega-cap American giants like Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) lose at least some of its business in China.
But that shouldn't deter investors from buying of these Dow components, according to Evercore's head of technical...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)'s rough track record over the past few years turned worse this week when the Dow Jones Industrial Average booted the company's stock. With the stock trading at multiyear lows, the worst has to be over, right?
Wrong, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer...

S&P announced Tuesday that for the first time in more than a century, General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) will no longer be one of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components. On June 26, GE will be replaced in the Dow by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NYSE: WBA), a move that will...

Dow Industrials have come and gone over the years, and on Tuesday, the index — unsurprisingly — shed its longest-standing, most constant constituent.
General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), the last of the Dow’s original 12 from 1896, will be supplanted next week by Walgreens...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.
What Happened?
On this day in 1988, the S&P 500 index was overhauled and changed to a market cap-weighted structure.
Where The Market Was
The Dow ended the day at 2,061. Today, it is trading...

Just as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the Friday session near its lows for the day with an over 400-point loss, investors were bracing for a test of February lows.
Even though the markets showed strength early in the session Monday, concerns over market leader Facebook.com, Inc. (NASDAQ...

The markets had been steadily recovering over the last week. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each rose 8.4 percent and seemed to be on a stable trajectory — until a common catalyst resurfaced.
Both indices fell 1 percent Friday afternoon after Special Counsel Robert Mueller...

If Friday's momentum is sustained throughout the trading session, U.S. stocks will record a six-day winning streak. But are all stocks participating in the rally? CNBC's Dominic Chu turned his attention to companies that are being left behind in the rally in a Friday segment. ...

Investors who hoped that General Electric Company (NYSE: GE)'s woes ended with a $6.2-billion charge related to its insurance business were dealt another blow Wednesday. The company said in conjunction with its fourth quarter earnings report that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is...